Outdoors

Well, our 2014 youth deer hunt was bad and good, weather-wise.
Saturday was just plain miserable with all the rain. Of course, there are those who consider the off and on rain, and cool temperatures, the best weather for hunting deer.
Then came Sunday with a beautiful, rain free, morning. The temperature was good and the wind was acceptable for the morning and evening hours.
I know of several youth who took advantage of the weekend, but as I write this I haven’t heard what kind of luck they had.

On a cold, blustery Saturday, nine teams and one individual blasted off from Green River Lone Valley ramp at 8 a.m. The run down ... or up ... the lake left most everybody with a small dose of hypothermia.

Calling all veterans! Sign up for a free day of fishing out on Green River Lake. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Holmes Bend Boat Ramp. Experienced fisherman will serve as your guide as you spend the morning fishing out on the lake. Poles, tackle and bait will be provided and a free lunch will be served after the event. Sign up today by calling the Corps of Engineers office at 270-465-4463. Registration ends Sept. 25.

It was finally here, actually open till 11 a.m. At least, it didn’t open till 11 a.m. the Green River WMA (Wildlife Management Area). While I had an excellent spot for the following weekend … on private land … I was content to find this WMA.

The sun’s coming up and it’s still as a grave at midnight. (Now that’s descriptive.) In the squirrel woods, the world is in the process of waking up.

The birds are moving and … was that a squirrel wigglin’? Let’s kinda ease around that big hicker nut tree for a better angle. If it was calm it’d sure be easier to see a squirrel moving. With the wind, it seemed like everything was moving!